Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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Agricultural programs & laws

Federal Plant Pest Act

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 85-36 (May 23, 1957) which prohibits the movement of plant pests from a foreign country into or through the United States unless authorised by USDA. The law gives USDA's Animal and ...

Federal Register (FR)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Each federal working day, this federal document publishes current Presidential orders or directives, agency regulations, proposed agency rules, notices and other documents that are required by ...

Feed ratio

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The relationship of the cost of feeding animals to their market weight, expressed as a ratio to the sale price of animals, such as the hog/corn ratio. This serves as an indicator of the profit margin ...

Feeder cattle

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A steer or cow mature enough to be placed in a feedlot where it will be fattened prior to slaughter. Feeder calves are less than 1 year old; feeder yearlings are between 1 and 2 years old.

Federal Seed Act

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Originally enacted by Congress in 1939, the Act requires accurate labelling and purity standards for seeds in commerce, and prohibits the importation and movement of adulterated or misbranded seeds. ...

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The original name for what is now the Clean Water Act (CWA), which contains the main federal law controlling water pollution. (33 U.S.C. §§1251-1387)

Federal-State Marketing Improvement programme

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Sometimes referred to in budget documents as Payments to States and Territories, the programme provides matching funds to states for research and innovative projects aimed at identifying new market ...